This Changes Everything : Occupy
Wall Street and the 99% Movement consists
of 84 pages and sixteen articles, said to be a largely
self-congratulatory early history. The book is reviewed by recent VT
Grad Avery Pittman at towardfreedom.org
Pittman notes the book's lack of emphasis on international trade
imbalances as a potential source for the current income disparities
the movement addresses.

You know your movement or protest is making headway when the
world's financial blogs take notice and chastise you for “not
taking responsibility” being “leaderless,” and acting out
“lawlessness.” Such is the panic the Quebec street protests
provoke in blogger Larry Elkin, who gets worked up over the 100,000
who took to the streets May 22nd to celebrate their 100th
day of protests.

You see, you're aimless if your movement is too broad, or supports
too many issues, or is too inclusive of people. So while you claim to
represent the 99%, you need to narrow your focus, get in the
electoral game, play by the rules, and most of all stay off the
streets, where you will be infringing upon the rights of others.
However, if you do this, be warned, we will accuse you of shutting
people out and representing a narrow, disenfranchised group of
dirty/hippie/punk malcontents. Wallstreetpit.com

The
only thing worse than street protests is street protests in
solidarity with other street protests - which of course leads to more
street protests. Or something like that. Occupy Denver supports the
Quebec demonstrators today by launching their own series of rallies.
According toHuffpost
Occupy
Denver will join forces with student protest groups Occupy Auraria,
Occupy DU and Political Active Ztudents (PAZ). Organizer Tim Holland
says they expect a large turn-out.

Occupy Wall Street launched its
own solidarity protest with the Quebec students, banging pots and
pans from Washington Park up to Times Square, before stopping in
front of the Quebec government's office at Rockefeller Center.
Wagingnonviolence.org

At
least one Occupier, George Martinez has heeded establishment advice
to “play by the rules” and run for office. Martinez, a candidate
for New York's newly drawn 7th U.S. Congressional
District, says he is not accepting any corporate money – his
campaign has raised $6,000 so far – and he “challenges any
candidate to a rap battle.” Readers interested in the candidate's
position on the issues, as well as gauging his rap prowess, are
encouraged to view his “Occupy 2.0 All Streets, Bum Rush the Vote,”
video, above, shot during Occupy Wall Street’s May Day marches.
Dnainfo.com

Lawyer / K Street Lobbyist Makes Good : NY
Times runs a profile on former corporate attorney and now
financial crusader/reformer Dennis Kelleher who heads Better Markets,
a non-profit group advocating for transparency and better regulation
of financial markets. Kelleher says the banks are itching to wreck
the economy if we let them and their PR machine and teams of
lobbyists are devoted to ensuring the industry will never be placed
under the kind of regulation that laws like Dodd-Frank only hint at.

Speaking of legal wranglings, we've pointed out that Occupy arrests
were largely meant to clear the streets, not enforce laws or protect
the public safety.New
York Magazinedelves into this phenomenon, speaking with
occupy attorney Norman Siegel.

Much has been made of NYPD and Fed surveillance of Occupy. Another
case heating up is that of Occupier Malcolm Harris whose
Twitter account was subpoenaed by the Manhattan DA. The case revolves
around the legal contention that the user or poster of internet
content (in this case tweets) is ultimately responsible for their
content, not the company or service through which they post. As such
the case has sweeping privacy and free speech implications.

In the latest round, the ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and
Public Citizen, Inc. file a motion to ask that the court support
Harris' right to resist the subpoena by removing Twitter from the
equation entirely.Reuters.com

Volvo Ocean Race Update : Leg 7
is history with Abu Dhabi scoring its first leg win, holding off
Groupama as the yachts made Lisbon last night. The lead dwindled to
as little as 400 meters during what Abu Dhabi skipper Ian Walker
termed “one of the most amazing experiences of my sailing career.”
telegraph.co.uk